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Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942. He went to school in St Albans — a small city near London. Although he did well, he was never top of his class. After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics, then he went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology. As he himself admits, he didn’t work hard. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still got good marks.

It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him. He started to bump (撞上) into things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she made him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. Hawking had motor neurone disease, an incurable illness which would make him unable to speak, breathe or move without the help of a machine. Doctors said they had no way to help him. He would die before he was 23.

At first, Hawking became very sad. After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, “Before my illness was diagnosed (诊断), I had been very bored with life. There had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do.” Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University, and had three children. He also went on to do some of the most important scientific research.

Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University as a professor. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, how bad their situation is, should lose hope. “Life is not fair,” he once said. “You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”

101. As a university student, Stephen Hawking ______.

A. worked very hard B. studied maths and physics

C. was the best student in his class D. was lazy and did very little work

【答案】D

【解析】细节题。题干：作为一名大学生，斯蒂芬·霍金______。根据第一段倒数第二句He was a very lazy student, and did very little work.可知Hawking是一个懒惰的学生，学习不努力。故答案选D。

102. Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when ______.

A. he was sent to hospital for tests

B. his mother made him see a doctor

C. he was twenty years old

D. he visited his family at Christmas time one year

【答案】C

【解析】细节题。题干：霍金第一次注意到自己有点不对劲是在______。从第二段第一句It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him.可知Hawking在20岁的时候，发现自己生病。故答案选C。

103. In this passage, the word “incurable” means ______.

A. can’t be cured B. can’t be diagnosed

C. common D. unbearable

【答案】A

【解析】含义题。题干：在这篇文章中，“incurable”这个词的意思是______。划线词所在句子的句意：霍金患有运动神经疾病，一种______的疾病，没有机器的帮助他不能讲话、呼吸或移动。根据第二段最后一句He would die before he was 23.可知，他得的是一种无法治愈的疾病。故答案选A。

104. When Hawking was first diagnosed with motor neurone disease, he ______.

A. made up his mind to get married

B. began to see his life in a different way

C. thought that nothing in life was worth doing

D. became very unhappy

【答案】D

【解析】细节题。题干：当霍金第一次被诊断患有运动神经元疾病时，他______。从第三段第一句At first, Hawking became very sad.可知当他第一次得知自己得了运动神经疾病，他很难过。故答案选D。

105. What would be the best title for this passage?

A. Motor Neurone Disease B. Life is Fair

C. Professor Stephen Hawking D. A Lazy Boy

【答案】C

【解析】主旨题。题干：这篇文章最好的标题是什么?综合各段内容可知文章从霍金出生、上大学、生病，到结婚生子、工作等讲了霍金的一生，因此选项C符合文章主旨。故答案选C。